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I am a bit of an audiophile looking for desktop computer speakers, but I have two issues currently: space and money. I am a music composition student and I write and produce music, so eventually, I want to get some Yamaha HS5s. For now, I mix with a pair of Sennheiser HD6xx headphones and the GoodHertz CanOpener plugin, and it works great, so I'm not looking for studio monitors just yet. At the moment, I just need some solid desktop speakers for day-to-day use. Gaming, mostly, but also watching media, listening to music, doing school work, etc. I don't have much space on my desk, and I def don't have as much disposable incoming since becoming a student, but I want good quality audio. I was originally looking at iLoud Micro Monitors, but sometime in the last 2-3 weeks, their price went up by nearly $100 (from $200 to $300). $200 was already going to be a splurge for me, but after price jump, I can't really justify it. In looking for replacements, I've heard about Adam D3Vs for $350, Kanto Oras for $300, etc. Edifier M60s could be a good fit, but I've heard the MR3s and MR4s sound better and are cheaper. The Edifier MR3s and MR4s might do the trick (on the larger size of what I can accomodate), but I've heard they're super flat sounding, which is great for mixing, but I want something that sounds more "fun" for gaming, movies, and music. On the flipside, there's Creative Pebbles for like $20. But they sound like $20 speakers. Another challenge is routing. I have a dual PC setup with a desktop and laptop, and I have a KVM switch that I use to share a keyboard and mouse between them. IDEALLY, the speakers could be connected via USB so I could add them to the KVM switch and use the speakers with whichever device is active. I could figure out a workaround if it. didn't have that, though. Are there any good options around maybe the $100 mark that sound good and have a gfood value? Or even $150? I don't really see reviewers talking about compact speakers at that pricepoint, and a lot of the ones that used to be around there have seemingly gone up. Do you just need to spend more for good audio in smaller speakers?

The idea of a "Super Flat Sounding" speaker being a negative drives me crazy. You can EQ them to sound like whatever the hell you want. Gaming music etc. Just realize that you are going to be limited based on the size of the woofer etc. Bass boost them to your hearts content, and have a "Beats by Dre" preload if you want. Edifier is the king of speakers under 300 bucks, unless you go used. Mr3, Mr4, Mr5, M60 etc. Hell even the 1280s etc if your budget is really limited. I absolutely love the sound of the Mr5's with a small sub. Adams, Kantos, Fluance, etc all are bloody good, arguably better. But for your budget Edifier is prob your best option.

Looking for budget earbuds (under 50$/150 PLN). I dont know that much about earbuds, my last budget edifiers (X3 i believe) broke recently after 3 years and i was generally happy with them aside from few nitpicks and janks. Id say i value Sound Quality > Solid ANC > Functions and customizability After browsing and checking some videos and reviews this is general list i could make of earbuds that are available in Polish stores in this price range and have generally favorable reviews. Note that this might mean the list is missing some big brands that arent easily available to us while it may have some local brands. Anyways heres the ones that got most of my attention SOUNDCORE P40i ANC SOUNDCORE A30I ANC CREATIVE Zen Air Plus Creative Zen Air 2 ANC Creative Sensemore Air JLAB TWS Go Pods ANC Edifier X5 Pro V25 Baseus Bass BP1 Pro ANC Baseus Bowie MZ10 QCY HT10 AilyBuds Pro TWS QCY Buds HT15 ANC Philips TAT3509WT/00 Not sure about the last 3 because last time i had QCYs they were pretty janky, and as for philips i found their budget stuff often below expectations

I own Edifier MR3. Whatever they say, these sound bad (or perhaps a faulty unit???). Define "fun sound". For me, cinema x-curve is fun and regular V/U-shape sounds like trash. I hate boomy bass and sharp, overemphasized highs.

Edifier MR4. Up from that, the JBL 104. Both are pretty flat for the money and good for home DAWs.